Last month Elisa and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary-I cannot believe that!
She is the first person that I met at Trilegiant and we have been friends since that day. Our friendship has always come easy and conversations long. I still talk to her several times a week and one conversation it ususally over an hour-it just happens! Alex will ask me "What do you guys talk about"? The funny thing is we talk about everything from work to kids to family and the weather. She has given me some of the best career advice I have ever received and always helps talk me through tough decisions. I have watched her kids grow and am always amazed at their stories! I look forward to sharing my kids with her too. I will never forget the day she told me that she was pregnant with Chadders-it was Fun Day 2001 and she refused to play tug of war. After calling her ridiculous for several minutes she finally told me why "she couldn't". I can also hear the phone call when she was on her way to the hospital to have him and then the call 3 hours later that she had the little guy. It is amazing how time flies considering he now tells her astounding things about life lessons.
Our friendship has changed dynamic over the years becasue I am old now and like to stay at home, but it hasn't changed the heart of what matters. We have been through a few really rough times together that will always keep us close. I can recall some really funny memories and things that make me smile about her as well...
1. Her 30th birthday at Polo's and something about a mirror and Marcus Bozeman. Having green beans at her house afterwards and a love note left on a door.
2. Lake Catawba
3. Helen Keller
4. Is it bigger than a bread box
5. Her leaving me at a bar for Jersey Boy
6. Her really nice blue escort
7. Her freakin cat that will never leave me alone when I am at her house
8. Her love for grose things on the Discovery health channel or TLC (potato tumor and Tree Man)
9. Salvi Bistro-YUMMO
10. A certain escapade in a black mustang at bdubbs
11. A pink shirt that laced up or had buttons that ended up without whichever it was thanks to me
12. Krogering with Potter for chips
13. Being on the merry go round when she was 8 months pregnant
14. Marty's salsa
15. Endless conversations over cigarettes
Elisa-I love you. I am so thankful for your friendship and I pray that you know that. You have been there for me through so many rough times and I have enjoyed being part of your life for so long. I hope that we are friends forever and ever! I hope you have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
P.S. Sorry for the old picture-I need to scan pictures and my scanner(Alex) isn't home yet!
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